Greening The Net: Introduction
Interview
Friends of the Earth's Ian Willmore explains how he uses the net - and where he expects plugged-in activism to go next - in our interview.
Questions, questions
Got a question about the net? You might find your starter for ten in our FAQ.
Related programme
International environmental organisations are using the Internet to connect their members across the world and to co-ordinate their campaigns
Their focus is not only on environmental issues, but also those of social welfare and debt. We have seen their protests at meetings of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which reduces trade barriers and promotes free trade between countries; the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which loans money to countries in crisis; and the World Bank, which gives long term loans for mostly large scale developments.
Friends of the Earth are an environmental movement who shy away from the headline grabbing, violent protests seen at occasions such as the May Day protest marches, preferring instead to get their message across using a network of local groups. They are the largest international network of environmental groups in the world, represented in 68 countries. So how do they use the Internet to communicate and co-ordinate their campaigns across all 250 communities in the United Kingdom? We invited Ian Willmore from Friends of the Earth for an interview, to find out...
Content last updated: 01/07/2005
